I always feel like the original cowls weren't *meant* to be quite that big and chunky, it's just the best they could do. I feel like in 89 they were really trying for that Neal Adams look but they just couldn't quite get there. I feel like you could do a really sleek, slim 89 inspired cowl in silicone or something these days.

I always feel like the original cowls weren't *meant* to be quite that big and chunky, it's just the best they could do. I feel like in 89 they were really trying for that Neal Adams look but they just couldn't quite get there. I feel like you could do a really sleek, slim 89 inspired cowl in silicone or something these days.

That makes sense. I hope they go the sleek route with Affleck's cowl.

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I always feel like the original cowls weren't *meant* to be quite that big and chunky, it's just the best they could do. I feel like in 89 they were really trying for that Neal Adams look but they just couldn't quite get there. I feel like you could do a really sleek, slim 89 inspired cowl in silicone or something these days.

I think it came down to technical restrictions .. More about the core and the negative mold.. And getting the casting off of the core. The neck area of the core was thickened to allow the head to fit through the neck area upon removal and demold.

Silicone, well it is a lot heavier.. And doesn't breathe well at all. When it is softened, it can also have problems with memory of shape, and it wants to stretch and deform.

For TDK & TDKR, they went to a light weight urethane.. Which is still heavier than foam and does not move well.

I still think that foam is the way to go.. Just needs to be handles well with the technical side of things. The core becomes the issue, and planning for the removal of the casting. The core needs to be more than one piece. A lot of technical mumbo jumbo.. But I think that that has been the major hurdle.

I think it came down to technical restrictions .. More about the core and the negative mold.. And getting the casting off of the core. The neck area of the core was thickened to allow the head to fit through the neck area upon removal and demold.

Silicone, well it is a lot heavier.. And doesn't breathe well at all. When it is softened, it can also have problems with memory of shape, and it wants to stretch and deform.

For TDK & TDKR, they went to a light weight urethane.. Which is still heavier than foam and does not move well.

I still think that foam is the way to go.. Just needs to be handles well with the technical side of things. The core becomes the issue, and planning for the removal of the casting. The core needs to be more than one piece. A lot of technical mumbo jumbo.. But I think that that has been the major hurdle.

Keaton really gave a cool performance as Batman, with such presence that it completely overshadowed his physical limitations.

It's funny; Keaton and Bale both said they felt like idiots wearing the absurd costumes--but ultimately Keaton just had the better solution to the problem. He basically became a sociopath when he put the thing on. He wore the suit like it didn't matter that it was ridiculous, like his character didn't even notice--where Bale's entire performance was based around the idea that he had to do something over the top to match the absurdity of the costume.

I remember Keaton once said in an interview that Jack Nicholson told him, when Keaton asked him for advice on how to approach the role, to "play the suit." I suspect he took that advice to heart.

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Little fly upon the wall,
Ain't you got no friends at all?
Wanna see God?
*splat*

I used to be really pro lenses but after reading Batman Earth One and watching the Batman Arkham Origins trailer I feel that a) they should show Batman's eyes and b) they need to work on making his eyes more noticable.

I got thrown out of a window! What's the f***ing charge for getting pushed out of a moving car, huh? Jaywalking?

My father gave me one piece of advice. He said "Always. .." No, he said "Never..." well actually he gave me two pieces of advice, I've forgotten the other one. But the important one is, "Never chase a man over a cliff".